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Khasi villagers block Assam census teams in disputed border hamlets
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MR
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Muktadir Rahman
Contact: 86****8814
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- LGD code
- 281873
- Pincode
- 783132
- Post office
- Jaleswar
- Population
- 1,741
- Households
- 344
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 571
Census 2011 · in context
How Saldhowa compares
By population, Saldhowa ranks #50 of 267 villages in Lakhipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.9%
+11.4% vs mandal average
- Saldhowa
- 55.9%
- Lakhipur mandal
- 44.5%
- Goalpara district
- 55.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
+8 vs mandal average
- Saldhowa
- 961
- Lakhipur mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Saldhowa
- 5.1
- Lakhipur mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Saldhowa at a glance
Saldhowa is a village of 1,741 people in 344 households (Census 2011) in Lakhipur block, Goalpara district, Assam, the 50th-largest of 267 villages in Lakhipur block. Literacy is 56%, 11 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 783132, served by Jaleswar post office; the LGD village code is 281873. The sarpanch is Muktadir Rahman, and the village votes in Mangaldoi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basanta Das. The population is estimated at 2,053 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gaurnagar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saldhowa · this village | 1,741 | 56% | — |
| Salbari Pt-I · Lakhipur | 3,813 | 47% | — |
| Kaltapur · Lakhipur | 3,266 | 38% | — |
| Hosdoba · Lakhipur | 2,220 | 43% | — |
| Kolabari · Lakhipur | 1,348 | 45% | — |
| Choukatola · Lakhipur | 992 | 42% | — |
| Hatimura · Lakhipur | 942 | 45% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Saldhowa
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Lakhipur (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 60
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GOURNAGAR
- Total area (ha)
- 172.54
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Saldhowa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Saldhowa
- LGD code
- 281873
- Pincode
- 783132
- Post office
- Jaleswar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,741
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,053
- Households
- 344
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mangaldoi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mangaldoi
- Member of Parliament
- Dilip Saikia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basanta Das
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Muktadir Rahman
- Block / Mandal
- Lakhipur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 783132
- KatariharaLakhipur mandal5,290 pop
- Salbari Pt-ILakhipur mandal3,813 pop
- GumaijharLakhipur mandal3,263 pop
- DamribhasaLakhipur mandal2,976 pop
- BannyguriLakhipur mandal2,601 pop
- GhugudobaLakhipur mandal2,472 pop
- Jaleswar BillLakhipur mandal2,165 pop
- ShialkandaLakhipur mandal2,146 pop
- BasmuraLakhipur mandal2,046 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Saldhowa
Other villages in Lakhipur mandal
View all 60+ →- Aolatoli
- Tarangapur
- Takimari Reserve
- Morichbari Reserve
- Simlabari
- Katarihara
- Jaybhum
- Kharuvas
- Salbari Pt-I
- Khurshapakhiri Pt-Ii
- Kathuri
- Dhobakura
- Silapani
- Faringapara
- Gosaidubi Hindupara
- Saktola
- Kaltapur
- Gumaijhar
- Jurigaon
- Lejam
- Chilarvita
- Damribhasa
- Dhamar Reserve
- Manaspara Reserve
- Khalisavita Muslimpara
- Bhimkhaj
- Garojan
- Rakhalkillah
- Rajmitapantai
- Dharai
- Bannyguri
- Superivita
- Bapurvita Pt-Ii
- Bherveri
- Bapurvita Pt-Iii
- Charaghar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)